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Our hearts go out to all those affected by the tragic incident in Northeast Philadelphia tonight, ... A team of trained Red Cross disaster workers is on the scene to assist those who have been displaced, and we’re working with our partners to assess any other needs.”
the organization wrote on X We have a lost aircraft. We're not exactly sure what happened, so we're trying to figure it out. For now the field is going to be closed."
Minutes later, the controller says So sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia.”
In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald Trump said When an incident like this happens, it’s shocking and surprising,
Gold told The Associated Press We cannot confirm any survivors.”
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, said in a statement The patient had received care from Shriners Children’s Philadelphia and was being transported back to her home country in Mexico on a contracted air ambulance when the crash happened,
said Mel Bower, a spokesman for Shriners Children’s hospital We want to offer our thoughts and our serious prayers for those that are grieving at this moment,
We are offering all resources as emergency services respond to the small private plane crash in Northeast Philly
Our immediate concern is for the patient's family, our personnel, their families and other victims that may have been hurt on the ground,
the company said in a statement The plane was loaded with jet fuel that's highly flammable,
We are urging people to stay away from the scene, and for neighbors to stay in their homes if they can,
An aircraft crashed tonight in the vicinity of the Roosevelt Mall on Cottman Avenue. It occurred shortly after 6 p.m. this evening. We have no reports on the number of fatalities. Our prayers are with the families, friends, neighbors and everyone affected by this tragedy. Several dwellings and vehicles were impacted as well."
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter I want to say thank you to our first responders and local, state and federal partners who are working vigorously to make public safety and health a first priority here in our City."
We will have further briefings as more information becomes available,
Just briefed the President and @GovernorShapiro from FAA HQ. I offered the full support of the @USDOT to the Governor and local officials,
There were reportedly 6 people on board,
All we heard was a loud roar and didn't know where it was coming from. We just turned around and saw the big plume,
they told the Associated Press There was a large explosion, so I thought we were under attack for a second,
God Bless you all."
He praised first responders, adding It doesn't look good. And it's a sad situation here,
